Hoku the Great

(A gift to help in coping with PTSD, this guy is such a treasure)

Oh my darling dog, my Dane the Great
You're a giant among fellow canine
With those droopy jowls that salivate
And those amber eyes that say you're mine

As tall as a pony and swift as a horse
You were bred for hunting wild boar
Everything about you is big of course
Those shamrock paws that I adore

Most precious of all is what's inside
You've a heart that has no bounds
You protect with a baritone bark, then hide
Like Scooby Doo and Pluto the hound

I treasure the time we have left to play
Saddened by the silver crowning your face
Your years are too short, it's dusk in your day
What a privilege to have shared the same space